Brookshire’s will donate to first respondersBrookshire’s has partnered with Gatorade for a promotion to benefit emergency first responders across Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, while rewarding customers for their purchases. From July 30-Aug....

Rotary Club welcomes visitors to meetingThe Natchitoches Rotary Club welcomed District 6190 Gov. Bob Holeman and Assistant District Gov. Joe Martinez to a district program on the goals and plans for the “Light Up Rotary” year. Holeman c...

Shoppers can avoid sales tax on most purchasesBATON ROUGE – Most retail purchases in Louisiana are exempt from the 4 percent state sales tax on Friday, August 1, and Saturday, Aug. 2. The La.Annual Sales Tax Holiday applies to most individual ...

Researchers consider chemical baits for hogsBATON ROUGE, La. – LSU AgCenter researchers are beginning to look at baits containing sodium nitrite as a way to control the feral hog populations in the state. After years of looking at numerous w...

Candidate for Judge submits petition Robert Owsley, accompanied by his wife Kathy, submitted the nominating petitions to the Registrar of Voter’s office of over 600 Natchitoches Parish citizens supporting his candidacy for district ju...

E-Lab wins robotics prizeMembers of NSU-Elementary Lab’s winning team show off a trophy from the Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit (RARC). NSU E-Lab School contributed two teams to the event that included elementary, mi...

Public may attend meetingsThe City of Natchitoches Planning and Zoning Commission will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Natchitoches Arts Center, 716 Second St. The Historic District Commission w...

Pet of the WeekBenjie is a one-year-old Shi Tzu/Lhasa Apso mix. He is heartworm negative, current on shots, neutered and kennel trained. Benjie loves to go riding in the car and travels well. He is high-spirited,...

Middle Lab to have open houseNSU Middle Lab School will host an open house and back to school night Thursday, Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Middle Lab Auditorium. All parents are strongly encouraged to come meet the teachers, pic...

East to register students Aug. 4-8East Natchitoches Elementary and Middle School will have early registration for the 2014-2015 school year Aug. 4-8. Applications can be completed between 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday-Friday. On Aug. 5 a...

Church provides for students in Adopt-a-BlockFaith Family Church’s Adopt-A-Block Program will hold its Backpack Giveaway Saturday, Aug. 2 at the MLK Recreation and Community Center for students in need. Backpacks will include school supplies ...

Ag. students from Honduras study soybeansALEXANDRIA, La. – Testing soybean varieties or studying cotton fertility in the heat of the Louisiana summer might not appeal to some LSU students. But three visiting scholars from Honduras have be...